Dictionary.com

ogdoad

[ og-doh-ad ]
/ ˈɒg doʊˌæd /

noun

the number eight.
a group of eight.

QUIZZES

BEAT THE DOLDRUMS WITH THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

We know you’ll tackle this quiz totis viribus! See how many words from the week of Oct 12–18, 2020 you get right!
Question 1 of 7
What does “Indigenous” mean?
characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.
carried on abroad, or with other countries.
relating to or being a people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region, or are their descendants.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of ogdoad

1615–25; <Late Latin ogdoad- (stem of ogdoas) <Greek ogdoás, derivative of ógdoos eighth; see -ad1

Words nearby ogdoad

O gauge, Ogbomosho, Ogburn, Ogden, Ogdensburg, ogdoad, Ogdon, ogee, ogee arch, Ogeechee, Ogen
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for ogdoad

ogdoad
/ (ˈɒɡdəʊˌæd) /

noun

a group of eight

Word Origin for ogdoad

C17: via Late Latin from Greek ogdoos eighth, from oktō eight
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012